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Population, long-run history

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date PhilippinesOmanItaly
79,3462,34856,940
81,1312,40356,966
83,0232,45757,004
84,8762,51057,114
86,6972,56257,423
88,5682,61357,852
90,4182,66358,191
92,2532,71358,424
94,0982,76458,781
95,9232,81659,236
97,6272,87159,580
99,3172,92859,844
100,9992,98660,052
102,6183,04760,216
104,2993,11060,337
106,0763,17460,346
107,8683,24060,255
109,4933,30760,140
111,0943,37560,027
112,8433,44459,902
114,6363,51259,754
117,0263,58259,464
119,4733,65159,158
121,2343,69658,966

Source: Bolt, J. and van Zanden, J.L. (2024), Maddison style estimates of the evolution of the world economy: A new 2023 update, Journal of Economic Surveys, 1-41, DOI 10.1111/joes.12618. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. The original sources are listed on each page.

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Original sources of these estimates

GDP pc: 2008 - 2022: Total Economy Database the Conference Board for all countries included in TED. Otherwise UN national accounts statistics

Philippines

  • 1820-1900: Maddison, A. Monitoring the World Economy, 1995
  • 1900-1950: R.W. Hooley, "Long Term Growth of the Philippine Economy, 1902-1961", , The Philippine Economic Journal, First Semester, 1968.

Italy

  • 1451-1861: Chilosi, D., & Ciccarelli, C. (2023). Italy in the Great Divergence: What Can We Learn from Engel’s Law (SSRN Scholarly Paper 4514091).
  • 1861-1871 (North Italy): Malanima, P. (2010), “The long decline of a leading economy: GDP in central and northern Italy, 1300–1913” European Review of Economic History 15 (2): 169–219.
  • 1871-1990: Baffigi, A. (2011).”Italian National Accounts, 1861-2011”, Banca d’Italia Economic History Working Papers 18.

No separate list is published for Oman; the database as a whole is cited above.